much better day in terms of stress thank goodness! Black eye is even worse. Yuck!

Got the guys all registered, bikes picked up, lettered up my bike, and went for a run with Joe, Steve, Cath, and Curt. Felt pretty crappy. Just sluggish and meh. Then we met up with Marie, Dave, Nell Bob and Julie for lunch. good times! Big pasta dinner and salad with the host and hostess tonight.

TOmorrow, swim in the nasty Tempe Town Lake...brrrrr!

with Cath on the Beeline. Very fast. We stopped and started quite a bit...winds will be a big factor.

Had a rough day..started my relaxing morning by throwing up...and throwing up so hard that I gave myself a black eye. Nice. :-/

Followed that up with getting lost on the way to the pool, which made me cut my set, was dorking around in Tempe trying to find parking and being frustrated, then bikes, registration and finally the bike. But much later than I'd planned and we rode back losing light and being late...once again for the team dinner. Last but not least, the guys arrived EARLY, which cut short my dinner and I was ...wait for it...late to grab them. Long assed day!

coffee on the pool deck looking at the mountains in the distance. Fabulous way to start my day!

* got my run in, worked on a few things in my head for race day, got a mani pedi, grocery shopped (I must have been hungry...dropped too much money lol), made dinner at the house and am about to go in the hot tub. :) Man, it is just gorgeous out here. I want to ride horses, rock climb, trail run, hike and attempt mtn biking. But not this week! :)

Swam before flight. pool was super warm and I was happy about that...it was 28 driving to the gym! Felt very good and when I did my focus mantra, my time was faster and it felt easier. Will use it race day for sure!

Flight was bumpy, but easy. Drove the out portion of the bike course, then because it was getting darker, went straight to Marie's. Didn't expect her to be home, but she had a change of schedule! Yay! It is just gorgeous here. So beautiful and peaceful! I am very fortunate to have such generous friends to put me up and share their lovely home with me. Blessed!

We had a great dinner and lots of chat. Then finally to bed. Whipped since I didn't get much sleep last night. I had to get up with my boy...his goodbye hugs were totally worth it!

weight is up a bunch from late saturday cake, drinks, and birthday dinner for my sissy in law yesterday. Really gotta stop acting like i've already raced!

Packing day. Hate trying to get organized. Bad at it. Too much crap to mull over and be ADD about. Gah!

Felt good on spin and run. Mooched the neighbors mill as I didn't want to run in the SNOW. Yesh. Snow. I have the best neighbors. :)